The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-09
BREAKFAST-TABLE CHAT.

not daughter. because girls drape SO much
better
THE cobblsrs of Natick, Mass. are about to
erect . monument to the late Vice-president
Henry Wilson.
COUNT MITKrEwIcz weighs only 12O pounds.
It makes a thin to carry around interna-
Sional issues. 1t is hard on tho tissues.
BISHOP POTTER OF New York, has had mis-
salary raised $40. 500 year, and ne lie to have
a new episcopal residence to cost S250.000
SPRINGFIELD Union: Joshua stopped the sun,
but it would have puzzled him to stop a bob
tailed street car after it had passed him a rod.
In the matter Of nightgowns Prince Ferdi-
nand, the new sovereign of Bulgaria, does not
yield the palm to ex-senator Tabor. His night
gowns are of pink surah.
MISS FANNIE CoDDRINGToN, an American girl,
will shortly be married to Robert Barrett Brown
ing, son of the English poet. The ceremony is
TO take place in England
THE Duke of Marlborough says that the
coloripg of the foliage in the Berkshire Hills at
present is the finest he has ever seen, and no is
q colorist of the first water.
BELL, of telephone fame, has conveyed his
very large interests in his patent to his wife,
tanning for himself but one share of the stock.
This he invests solely in cigars.
THE man who does the brain work.
Gets the glory and the dash:
But the man who tends to business
-Chlcaro basiDess.
THE house in which DR.. Samuel johnson was
born and lived for many years, at Litchfield.
is to be sold. At present it is q draper's shop
and little altered since the ponderous lexicogra-
pher lived there.
REV. SAM JONES will deliver a lecture in the
Star course at Boston during November. This
will be the only lecture he will give during the
season. the rest of the time being set apart for
his evangelistic labors.
CHAIRMAN COOLEY, Of the Interstate COM
MERGE Commission, is intensely fond of reading
poetry He finds in the lines of the poets a re-
lief from the details concerning railroad lines
constantly before him.
PROF E. N. HoRsFoRD, of Harvard College,
has made fortune out of his famous acid phos-
pilates. He is peculiar man in appearance, has
heavy, STOPPING figure, an English face. and
gray dewhiskers and beard.
POSTMASTER. RICHARD CHADWICK, of South
Lyme, CT, began selling single postage stamps
for 25 cents. and expects to the price reduced
to penny. He appointed first by Van
Buren,, forty eight years ago.
IT takes a Missouri journal to give COM
prehensive opinion. We find in st. Louis pa
per the decision that 'if you are a married man
your wife can compel yOu to support her. IL
you not she can't"-Pittsburg Chronicle
Telegraph
MARIE, Duchess of Edinburgh is a homely,
but brave and self-controlled little woman
When landing from a steam launch tho other
day she had severe fall, but instantly jump
ing up and limping away she declared she wasn't
at all hurt
Mrs. GEN. T. r. r. COBB. of Atlanta. Ga,
has the original draft OF the Confederate Con-
stitusion it came from the committee who
drafted it. 1t is said that photographer Sarony,
of New York, owns the Constitution as finally
adopted by the Confederate Congress
THE fortnco ming life of Dr. Morley Punshon
will contain many interesting facts not pre-
viously published. Professor Macdonald. of
Edinburgh, is the biographer The details of
the five years he spent ip Canada are supplied
by Professor Reyner, DR.. Punshon's son in-law.
H1DEMARo NAMBoo, of japan, was graduated
at Princeton in 1878 He is now court astrono-
mer at Toxic When he accepted the court ap-
pointment his name was changed to Hidemaro
Okenna Seeing stars reminds him of the old
college days when he took part in cane PUSHES.
THE dictum that Cleanliness is next to godil-
ness" has been ascribed to John Wesley but it is
said to have originated from the following SEN
tence by George Herbert: "His Ia clergyman ap-
parel is plain, but reverend and clean, without
spots dust, tho purity of his mind breaking out
and dilating itself, even TO his body, clothes and
habitaton."
THE of Admiral Acton, who for many
years held the post of Minister Of Marine in
Italy, has just shot himself at La Spszzia. after
a violent quarrel with his father. The Admiral,
walking on the public promenade with his
daughter on his ARM met the young man. who
was q promising young officer of cavalry, escort
ing Signora Perreo, a 0anseuse. tremendous
scene took place between father and son on the
promenade, and the Admiral reproached the
young man with his breach of military etiquette
in such strong terms that the latter on going
home put bullet through his heart Tha